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Actor Lesley Manville is cast away by Lauren Laverne.

Lesley made her debut on London鈥檚 West End stage as a teenager in 1972, and since then has taken on a wide range of roles on stage and screen, including an Oscar-nominated performance in the film Phantom Thread.

She was born in Brighton and first enjoyed performing as a singer, winning competitions with her sister. When she was 15, she commuted daily to the Italia Conti stage school in London. Her first professional role was in a West End musical.

In 1974 she joined the cast of ITV soap opera Emmerdale Farm, playing Rosemary Kendall. After two years she decided to leave, even though the work was well paid, and return to the stage.

At London鈥檚 Royal Court, she appeared in some of the most critically-acclaimed new plays of the 1980s including Caryl Churchill鈥檚 Top Girls, and Andrea Dunbar鈥檚 Rita, Sue and Bob Too. She has also enjoyed a long collaboration with the film director Mike Leigh, memorably playing the alcoholic Mary in Another Year.

Her recent TV roles include starring as Cathy in the popular 麻豆社 Two sitcom Mum, for which she won a Royal Television Society Award in 2019. She has also played Princess Margaret in The Crown, including a scene in which Margaret shares her favourite records on a 麻豆社 radio programme.

She was appointed a CBE in 2021.

DISC ONE: Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
DISC TWO: My Brother Jake - Free
DISC THREE: O Soave Fanciulla, composed by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Jose Carreras, Richard Stilwell and Teresa Stratas and Metropolitan Opera Chorus, conducted by James Levine
DISC FOUR: Sugar on the Floor - Etta James
DISC FIVE: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
DISC SIX: Not While I鈥檓 Around - Barbra Streisand
DISC SEVEN: Make You Feel My Love - Adele
DISC EIGHT: Phantom Thread III - Jonny Greenwood

BOOK CHOICE: A Botanical Encyclopaedia
LUXURY ITEM: A bed with linen, duvet and pillows
CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy

Presenter: Lauren Laverne

Producer: Sarah Taylor

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in February 2023.

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